“A thought-provoking look at the impact of news on culture and individuals.” —Booklist
“De Botton’s utopian project . . . is to challenge our pessimistic assumptions about what news is and imagine how it could be.” —The Guardian
“Elegantly argued. . . . Moves briskly across the vast landscape of contemporary news.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Broaches the problems of twenty-first century media outlets with de Botton’s signature flourish.” —The New Republic